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Crawfish King makes prediction with onset of mudbug season

In the 1950s, he popularized eating mudbugs, another name for crawfish, and has boiled his first batch of them just as the new season begins. He invited us over and we asked him his prediction on what we can expect this crawfish season.

The man best known as the Crawfish King, Al Scramuzza, is at it again.

In the 1950s, he popularized eating mudbugs, another name for crawfish, and has boiled his first batch of them just as the new season begins. He invited us over and we asked him his prediction on what we can expect this crawfish season.

Scramuzza was lively and full of energy as he carefully boiled his first pot of mudbugs. With more than six decades of experience, he gave us his opinion.

"I definitely know we are going to have a crawfish Christmas," Scramuzza said. "I checked with several stores. Eight out of 10 all have crawfish and that's a good sign."

The season varies from year to year based on how cold or mild the weather is during the Gulf Coast winter. It also depends on how much rain we get.

So what about the temperatures we have been having this season?

"The prices will drop if weather stays warm like now. They will drop considerably. That's just my opinion," Scramuzza said.

Scramuzza insists that the mudbugs this season will be a good size. He's predicting a long season with "good quality critters."

Several places are selling crawfish right now. Restaurant Depot is selling for $3.95 a pound. Broadview Seafood is selling them for $6.49 a pound. Cajun Brothers Seafood & PoBoys has them for $5.99 a pound. The Galley is selling them for $6.99 a pound and Bevi Seafood Company has them for $5.49 a pound.

So if the Crawfish King's predictions hold true, we can enjoy Kris Kringle with a little Crawfish on the side this season.